Majorettes in Space (French: Des majorettes dans l'espace) is a French short film written and directed by David Fourier and released in 1996.[2][1][3] It won the 1997 BAFTA Award for Best Short Film[4] and the 1998 César Award for Best Short Film.[1][5]

Majorettes in Space
Des majorettes dans l'espace
Directed byDavid Fourier
Written byDavid Fourier
Produced byCarole Scotta
StarringElise Laurent
Jean-Marc Delacruz
Olivier Laville[2]
Narrated byPhilippe Bianco[2]
CinematographyPierre Stoeber
Edited byFabrice Rouaud
Production
company
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release date
  • 12 January 1996 (1996-01-12)[1]
Running time
6 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Summary edit

Two male Russian cosmonauts, one of whom has a fetish for majorettes, are in space without condoms. A young heterosexual couple have sex outdoors. Pope John Paul II is passionate about airports but enforces the sexually restrictive teachings of the Catholic Church. Vincent, a young gay man, is dying of AIDS.[1][6]

Cast edit

  • Elise Laurent: Catherine
  • Jean-Marc Delacruz: Laurent
  • Olivier Laville: Vincent
  • Cléo Delacruz: Julie
  • Aurélien Bianco: Arnaud[2]

Nominations and awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Des majorettes dans l'espace". Haut et Court. Retrieved 21 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "DES MAJORETTES DANS L'ESPACE (1996)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Majorettes In Space by David Fourier". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "BAFTA Awards (1997)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "César Awards, France (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Des majorettes dans l'espace - Court Métrage". AlloCiné. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (1997)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

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